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The new block in the State Flowers, the free quilt blocks for 2009, is the Sego Lily for Utah. Between 1840 and 1851, food became very scarce in Utah due to a crop-devouring plague of crickets. Families learned to dig for and to eat the soft, bulbous root of the sego lily. The memory of this use, quite as much as the natural beauty of the flower, caused it to be selected in 1911 as the Utah state flower. The sego lily usually has white flowers and grows six to eight inches high on open grass and sage rangelands during the summer months.
The latest Guest Gallery quilt comes to us from Belgium! Liliane has made a stunning Twilight Garden Quilt. Be sure to view it in the Guest Gallery.
Exciting news! The Sister's Choice quilt that I made for my sister Kathy is featured on the cover of Emilie Richard's latest novel, "Sister's Choice." See more about this in the Virtual Gallery.
A Tenth Anniversary gift to you! It's been a pleasure building this site since 1998 and meeting so many wonderful quilters. The very simple, very quick Giant Star Quilt is perfect for donation quilts, as my guild is doing. Enjoy!
New! Visit our two new book stores! You'll see all sorts of quilting books, software and more at the Quilt Book Store and books about birds and critters at the Wildlife Book Store. Check it out!
More flower patterns! Cottage Garden Path Quilt and Birthday Blossoms Quilt are both patterns that include 12 full size flower designs each. See our Pattern Page. You'll find eight more patterns with a flower theme as well as several other fun designs.